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The Prisoner
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7/25/08 - AMC announced new cast members for its upcoming miniseries The Prisoner, based on the 1960s cult classic TV series, who will join star Jim Caviezel in the title role of Number Six. The new cast members include: Ruth Wilson as Number 313; Hayley Atwell as Number 41-5; Lennie James (Jericho) as Number 147; and Jamie Campbell-Bower as Number 11-12. The cast includes Ian McKellen as Number Two. The six-hour Prisoner combines a wide range of genres, including espionage, thriller and SF. Patrick McGoohan served as the creator, producer, writer and director of the 1960s series. AMC's reinterpretation will reflect 21st-century concerns and anxieties, such as liberty, security and surveillance.
7/10/08 - AMC's general manager Charlie Collier said that the cable network's upcoming reboot of the classic 1960s British SF series The Prisoner will have some familiar elements. "I don't really think of it being sci-fi, but it has the elements of the Village and the gadgetry," Collier said. Collier wouldn't reveal much more about how the show is being updated, but he offered one big spoiler: The giant white ball, Rover, will be part of the new show. The Prisoner, AMC's second original miniseries, combines espionage, thriller and science fiction and will star Jim Caviezel as Number Six, a part originated by Patrick McGoohan. McGoohan served as the creator, producer, writer and director of the 1960s series. Lord of the Rings star Ian McKellen will play Number Two, Six's boss and the man who apparently controls the mysterious Village in which he is trapped. The Prisoner isn't on AMC's schedule until 2009.
7/1/08 - AMC announced that Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen will star in the network's upcoming miniseries reboot of the cult 1960s show The Prisoner. AMC is co-producing the six-part miniseries with ITV Productions and Granada International, with a worldwide premiere slated for 2009. The Prisoner, AMC's second original miniseries, combines espionage, thriller and science fiction. Caviezel will play Number Six, a part originated by Patrick McGoohan. McGoohan served as the creator, producer, writer and director of the 1960s series. Ian McKellen will play the role of Number Two.AMC's reinterpretation of the Cold-War-era show will reflect 21st-century concerns and anxieties: liberty, security and surveillance.
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